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Jason Rojas: “It's not what I thought it was going to be either. Right. I…”

Featuring: Jason Rojas, Democratic | Connecticut House of Representatives, 9th Assembly District

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Rep. Jason Rojas talks housing and cannabis | Face More Facts with Mike & Mike

Published | Video Starts at 23:41

None of us who supported legalization want to see any harm come from this. And we continue to work towards that, for sure. Is the financial windfall what we thought it was and would be in taxes? It's not what I thought it was going to be either. Right. I mean, I think when we were having the debate, there was all these incredible numbers that were being done largely by external folks who were going to make $150 million a year. Right. And revenue was never really a motivation for me. It was a nice thing to have as A byproduct of legalization. (23:41–23:54)

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